# 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸
## Prakrit
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀇𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṣṭā), related to 𑀇𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀓𑀸 (íṣṭakā, “brick”).

### Noun

𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā) f (Devanagari इट्टा, Gujarati ઇટ્ટા, Kannada ಇಟ್ಟಾ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)
* brick
** c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha 1182:𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸-𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀁-𑀯 𑀓𑀺𑀭𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀅𑀯𑀁 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀭𑀇 . 𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁄 𑀕𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀺-𑀡𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡-𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀯𑀮𑀑𑀯𑀁 𑀩𑀺𑀁𑀩𑀁 𑁈𑁧𑁧𑁮𑁨𑁈iṭṭā-cuṇṇaṃ-va kirantamuddhamuruṇāvaavaṃ paripphuraï . raviṇo gaaṇāsi-ṇisāṇa-cakka-valaovaṃ biṃbaṃ .1182.1975 translation by Narhari Govind Suru1182. The sun is figuratively imagined to the whetting wheel of the bluish sword in the form of the blue sky. As the sword is held over the rotating sharpening wheel, fire-sparks, which are no other than the powdered particles of the wheel made of brick-clay, shoot and spread about. This is the red-lustered dawn emerging and the wheel is the sun’s orb.

#### Descendants

* Central Indo-Aryan:
** Old Braj: ईट (īṭ), ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
** Old Hindi: ईंट (īṃṭa)
*** Bundeli: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Haryanvi: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Kannauji: ईंट
**** Middle Hindi: اینٹ (aynṭ /⁠ī̃ṭ⁠/)
***** Hindustani: ī̃ṭ
    Hindi: ईंट
    Urdu: اِین٘ٹ
***** →? Dhivehi: އީޓު (īṭu)
* Eastern Indo-Aryan:
** Chakma: 𑄄𑄑𑄴 (iṭ), 𑄃𑄨𑄑𑄴 (iṭ)
** Middle Bengali: ইটা (iṭa), ঈটা (iṭa)
*** Bengali: ইট (iṭ)
** Magahi:
    Devanagari script: ईंट (īṇṭ)
    Kaithi script: 𑂆𑂁𑂗 (īṇṭ)
* Insular Indo-Aryan:
** >? Sinhalese: උළු (uḷu)
* Northern Indo-Aryan:
** Central Pahari:
*** Garhwali: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Kumaoni: ईंट
** Eastern Pahari:
*** Nepali: इँट (ĩṭ)
** Western Pahari:
*** Dogri: iṭṭ
    Devanagari script: इट्ट
    Dogra script: 𑠂𑠔𑠹𑠔
* Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
** Punjabic:
*** Old Punjabi: ਇਟ (iṭa /⁠iṭṭa⁠/)
**** Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਇੱਟ (iṭṭa)
    Shahmukhi script: اِٹّ (īṭṭ)
**** Saraiki:
    Devanagari script: इट (iṭ)
    Multani script: 𑊁𑊐 (iṭ)
    Shahmukhi script: اِٹ (īṭ)
** Sindhi:
*** Kachchi: iṭ
    Gujarati script: ઇટ
    Khudabadi script: 𑊲𑋆
* Southern Indo-Aryan:
** Konkani:
    Devanagari script: वीट (vīṭ)
    Latin script: vitt
    Kannada script: ವೀಟ್ (vīṭ)
** Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: इट (iṭa)
    Modi script: 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa)
**   * Marathi: vīṭ
       Devanagari script: वीट
       Modi script: 𑘪𑘲𑘘
**   * Varhadi: īṭ
       Devanagari script: ईट
       Modi script: 𑘃𑘘
**   * →? Dhivehi: އީޓު (īṭu)
* Western Indo-Aryan:
** Gujaratic:
*** Middle Gujarati: ईट
**** Gujarati: ઈંટ (ī̃ṭ)
**** →? Dhivehi: އީޓު (īṭu)
** Rajasthani:
*** Ahirani: इट (iṭ)
*** Dhundhari: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Gojri: اِٹ (iṭ)
*** Malvi: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Marwari:
    Devanagari script: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
    Mahajani script: 𑅑𑅧𑅞 (inṭ /⁠ī̃ṭ⁠/)
*** Mewati: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
*** Mewari: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)

### References

* ↑ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72: “Pk. iṭṭagā-, iṭṭā- f.”
* ↑ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “इट्टा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 132.
* ↑ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 212: “M. AMg. JM. iṭṭā = iṣṭā”
* ↑ Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “इट्टा”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 2, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 136, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988